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Skyland
NevadaCDP
Total population
313
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Lake Wind Advisory · ModerateLake Wind Advisory issued September 25 at 10:00AM PDT until September 25 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
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Overview
Skyland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Skyland had a population of 328.
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Geography
Skyland is located on the east shore of Lake Tahoe in far western Nevada. U.S. Route 50 is the main road through the CDP, leading south to the California state line and northeast to Carson City. Lakeridge is immediately to the north, and Zephyr Cove borders Skyland to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Skyland CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.26%, is water.
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Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Skyland, NV from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Douglas High SchoolHigh · Minden · 1,643 students · 20.3:1 ratio
- Minden Elementary SchoolElementary · Minden · 380 students · 22.4:1 ratio
- Jacks Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · Carson City · 356 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- George Whittell High SchoolHigh · Zephyr Cove · 152 students · 13.8:1 ratio
- Zephyr Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · Zephyr Cove · 149 students · 16.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-16 · 26 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 36 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 36 mi
- Wildfire Bug, Lassen, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-08 · 49 mi
- Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 51 mi
- Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 59 mi
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 78 mi
- Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 102 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET
